Most knocking is done by folks who don’t know how to ring the bell.

Justly to discriminate, wisely to prescribe, and honestly to award should be the aim of all criticism.

This fictional account of the day-by-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of considerable interest to outdoor-minded readers, as it contains many passages on pheasant-raising, the apprehending of poachers, ways to control vermin, and other chores and duties of the professional gamekeeper. Unfortunately one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material […]

If it is painful for you to criticize someone, you’re safe in doing it. If you take pleasure in it, hold your tongue.

The fear of criticism is the kiss of death in the courtship of achievement.

I am learning that criticism is not nearly as effective as sabotage.

A literary critic is a person who finds meaning in literature that the author didn’t know was there.

A book reviewer is usually a ‘barker’ before the door of a publisher’s circus.

Never criticize your wife’s judgment look whom she’s married!